"Jim Gavin must know he is in trouble when even the Fianna Fáil party faithful are lukewarm about voting for him"
"The bad news for Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys is that just 6pc of people thought she won the first TV debate of the presidential election campaign."
"The sole crumb of good news is that her Fianna Fáil rival Jim Gavin did even worse, with a mere one in 20 (5pc) in today's Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll deeming him to have emerged victorious from that battle of wits."
Poll results show weak debate-performance perceptions for both candidates. Only 6pc thought Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys won the first TV debate of the presidential election campaign. Her Fianna Fáil rival Jim Gavin fared worse, with just one in 20 (5pc) in the Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll saying he emerged victorious. The low debate-win percentages indicate limited voter enthusiasm for both candidates and suggest particular vulnerability for Gavin, as even Fianna Fáil supporters appear lukewarm about backing him. Voter impressions from televised debates may therefore be influencing early campaign momentum.
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